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| In this family canine comedy, a sequel to Air Bud (1997), Josh Framm ( Kevin Zegers ) finds it a problem when his widowed mother, Jackie ( Cynthia Stevenson ), starts seeing the community's new veterinarian, Patrick Sullivan ( Gregory Harrison ). Sullivan gives a football to Josh's golden retriever Buddy, and the athletic animal is soon girding for the gridiron. Coach Fanelli ( Robert Costanzo ) adds Josh as back-up quarterback to the jr. high team, and an accident takes Josh off the bench and onto the field. Meanwhile, two devious dognappers ( Nora Dunn , Perry Anzilotti ) see news footage of Buddy playing basketball and make plans to spirit him away to a Russian circus. Four dogs performed the tricks seen here. The character of Air Bud was created by Kevin DiCicco , but Buddy died not long after the first movie. The original basketball-shooting Buddy, a popular half-time attraction prior to the first film, achieved a lifetime total of some 22,000 baskets. — Bhob Stewart |
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